Rachel Annand Taylor — Poems

London & New York, John Lane, The Bodley Head , 1904. First edition. Cloth. A lovely and scarce first edition of Rachel Annand Taylor's first collection of poetry, with a brilliant personal inscription by the author. This is Annand-Taylor's first poetry collection.Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960) was a Scottish poet, biographer and literary critic. Her later works included 'Rose and Vine' and 'The Hours of Fiammetta'; among her admirers were D. H. Lawrence, Hillaire Belloc and Richard Aldington.With a charming inscription by the author, 'To the Masked Romanticist and his Lady, from their Friend, Rachel Annand Taylor&apos. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, the head of the spine is a little bumped. Spine is a touch cocked. Author's inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .